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The best autumn varieties are, the Fall Pippin, Fall Harvey, 

 Lyscom, Holland Pippin, Pumpkin Sweeting, Porter, Belden 

 Sweeting, Westfield Seek-no-further, and the Maiden's Blush. 



The best winter apples are the Greenings, Baldwin, Yellow 

 Belle Fleur, Dan vers Sweet, Golden Harvey, Hubbardston Non- 

 such, Pomme Royale, Swaar, Spitzenberg, Kelsey, the Russets, 

 and the Newton Pippins, which will keep till midsummer. 



Flotvcrs. Late as the season is, yet beautiful clusters of flow- 

 ers graced the tables at the hall and at the dinner ; they added 

 much to the beauty of the exhibition. The cultivation of flow- 

 ers, plants, and fruits, is an interesting and healthful employ- 

 ment. It improves the taste, softens the feelings, increases hab- 

 its of observation, and makes the heart better. A bouquet in the 

 hands of a child, the display of flowers at the window of a 

 dwelling, ever so humble, gives an impression of the good taste 

 and refinement of the possessor. Familiarity with these beau- 

 ties of nature, makes a favorable impression on the charac- 

 ter. 



The garden, the grove, the arbor, the rural pathway, lead to 



contemplations which refine and elevate the feelings, and excite 



emotions of gratitude and praise to the Great Author of them 



all. 



S. B. WOODWARD, Chairman. 



Reclaimed Waste and Swamp Land. 



Matthew Smith, Jr.'s Statement. 



The piece of land which I have reclaimed contains one acre, 

 or a few rods over. It was not what is generally termed a 

 swamp, though very wet. It was covered with knolls, with 

 mud and water between, and the whole filled with stones. It 

 produced bog-brakes and moss, intermixed with coarse grass 

 and fine brakes. Some places on which the water stood a large 

 part of the year, produced nothing, and was let out to frogs. 

 The land was mowed previously to reclaiming it, and produced 

 about enough to pay for getting it. The truth is, the land had had 



